Attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs said that a whistleblower has helped him build a case against insurance companies that denied claims from policyholders who lost their homes during Hurricane Katrina.
Ray Wersching, former kicker for the San Francisco 49ers, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on charges that he embezzled more than $8 million in insurance premiums.
Andre Johnson, wide receiver for the Houston Texans, claims an insurance company tricked him into signing up for an estimated $43 million in needless policies.
The trial of a Kentucky nursing home accused of neglecting a patient who cried for help as he lay dying on his bed began earlier this week.
Officials from Carnival Corp. confirmed that one person died and eleven were injured in a fire aboard a Princess cruise ship.
The shoe and clothing manufacturer issued a voluntary recall earlier this week after a 4-year-old boy swallowed part of one of the company's charm bracelets and later died of lead poisoning.
Mercury levels in Virginia river fish studied in 2005 have not changed significantly since 2002, according to a report issued this month by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
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